White-headed Woodpecker, Picoides albolarvatus

A
pair of White-headed woodpeckers, the female left, the male right, both
carrying food to their nestlings; the male is at the nest. I
took these pictures at Yuba Pass summit north of Lake Tahoe in the
California Sierras, one of the best places to find this
species. Nesting woodpeckers provide excellent photo-ops;
find a spot with a good view of an active nest where you are
inconspicuous enough not to disturb the birds, and wait for the adults
to do their thing.White-headed Woodpeckers, among the most striking-looking of the typical (Picoides) woodpeckers, are found only in the mountains of the North American far west.